23.3
Hand Speed (max)
1/05/25
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Gavin Williams, Garces Memorial high school (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: C/SS Highly talented versatile player who shows strong defensive profile at C with potential to play corner INF/OF and adds a loud offensive profile with feel to hit and power from both sides of the plate.
Body: 6-4, 190-pounds. Athletic build with present strength emerging and plenty of room to add.
Hit: SH. RH: Taller posture with small knee bend and hip hinge from a narrow open foot set up. Hands and rear elbow are set low with hands below his shoulder height and barrel tipped vertically towards the sky. LH: Very similar set up with the hands set slightly deeper behind his body. RH: controlled load with shift into back hip and medium leg lift into launch position. Hands push back to separate from the hips in the turn. Sinks into rear knee during the turn to allow his direct hand path and direct barrel path to get up through the baseball to get the ball in the air. Shows present bat speed with quickness in the turn from an athletic operation. LH: Similar operation to the RH side with more control to the turn and slighlty less sink into his rear leg. Hands/barrel are still direct with flat path that generates more line drive contact with impact off the bat. 73.6 mph bat speed with 10 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 101 max exit velocity, averaged 95.1 mph. 360' max distance. RH: Power plays to middle/pull side of the field with present carry and intriguing top end EVs that show full field power profile. LH: slighlty less top end impact from LH side with a slighlty flatter path that profiles a little more hit than power on LH side but still shows pull impact and middle of the field carry.
Arm: RH. C-79 mph. INF-79 mph. Arm plays well behind the plate with present arm speed and quickness in his transfer and ability to get the ball online to the base. Can polish footwork and body to improve, but shows high level throwing potential.
Defense: 1.90-2.00 pop times. Versatility in his profile defensively, but the foundation of his toolset behind the plate should project there long term with interesting upside because of athletic ability/frame.
ATH: 7.21 runner in the 60. Athletic runner who shows body control and ability to maintain his speed/stride throughout.
Uber intriguing Williams is fresh off a fall playing QB for Garces but showed up to Antelope Valley College and showed his upside across the board. Checking in just under 6’4 at 6’3.8” and weighing 190 lbs. Williams ran a 7.2 60 while looking the part both behind the plate with a 79 MPH C velo and 1.9 - 2.0 pop times, plus looking more than comfortable moving around at SS and the OF! During BP he put on a loud display from each side of the plate from a smooth explosive operation that went 100+ EV on RH side and just under 100 EV from LH side. He showed well in game still needing to fully get game timing back but the potential Williams shows plus his energy playing the game makes for a very bright future.